Friday, November 22, 2013

You've heard about them, you've seen them advertised in the newspaper, well.... they are here!!!

Ice Apples!

If you've never heard of them, the blog, my northwestexperience.blogspot.com has this to say about them:

"Technically they are your basic Fuji apple, very sweet
with good crunch. What makes these different is they are picked during
the last days of October - the last of the season - and leaving them on
the tree a little longer, allowing the center of the apples to
crystallize a bit, leaving a pocket of juiciness in the center. This makes the entire apple just a bit sweeter.

Check out this You Tube video and article about ice apples if you' ve never heard about them!

To find where the most apples are left to pick, walk down to the orange cone and start picking there. The farther down the row you go, the better the picking! The far ends of the rows are usually still loaded and fast picking!

We do have some apples pre-picked up by the office if you'd rather go that route. $12/bucket for those.

Last day the orchard will be open for the season is

Wednesday, Nov 27th.

We will still have apples after that date if you really still want some but the orchard will be self-service. Just stop and pay at the office when you are done picking. We will post again when the orchard is totally closed to the public so check back here if you are uncertain.

Directions

4925 Rockdale St NE
Brooks, OR 97305
(Use Salem, Oregon if using GPS)
Brooks exit #263 on I-5, (between Woodburn and Salem). Go east 1 mile, after RXR, turn left on Pueblo St. Go 2 blocks, then a quick right and then a left into the farm.